Hans Ascher (1902-1973) was employed by his father-in-law Paul Lande (1869-1936) and his uncle Carl Jaroczynksi (1874-1955) in the knitting factory"Felix Lande - Strumpf Strickerei, Tricotagen und Strickgarn Fabrik" Carl encouraged Hans to pursue his partner's daughter Ilse (1908-1982) after he was brought into the business. Ilse married Hans in Berlin on October 27, 1928. Before immigrating to Palestine in 1938, the Aschers often went on holiday to Saarow-Pieskow, near Berlin, with their children Wolfgang (1930-1992) and Gabriele (b. 1936). In Palestine, they settled in Ramat-Gan with Werner David (1903-1989), a close family friend who filmed most of these home movies, where they owned and operated a taxi company for 20 years. In 1959, Hans and Ilse moved to the United States and settled in Los Angeles. Wolfgang immigrated to the U.S. in 1947, and after graduating from high school in New York, served in the U.S. Air Force. He changed his name to Robert William Asher after becoming a U.S. citizen and had two children with his wife Marie Freidin. Gabriele served in the Israeli Army before immigrating to the U.S. in 1957. She married Joseph Michels in 1959, had two children, and lives in State College, PA.
Refer to detailed film notes prepared by Gabriele Ascher Michels in 2001 located in Film Archive files.
"Jubilaeums-Woche / Bad Saarow / 193" Ascher family and friends in Bad Saarow. Boat, lake, horses, town at lakeside, spectators on bank, bridges. PAROLO motorboat with Hans Ascher at wheel speeds by (boat is labeled with the name of the pension that the Aschers visited in Bad Saarow). Diving [film is backwards]. Parade with floats, people in costume, Boy scouts marching, waving flags. Sporting events, sailors, soccer game.
Jubilee celebration in Bad Saarow, Germany: boat, parade, sports